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Final Fantasy Adventure illustrator passed away last month due to heart failure Artist and painter Hirō Isono, who worked on the Mana (Seiken Densetsu) series of video games, passed away on May 28 due to heart failure.

Voice actor Kenji Utsumi (75) recently passed away in a Tokyo hospital on June 13 at 3:01 pm due to cancerous peritonitis. Utsumi is best known as Fist of the North Star's Raoh, Fullmetal Alchemist's Alex Louis Armstrong, Ookami Shonen Ken's One-E...

As soon as the appearance of Mac Pro was announced at WWDC 2013, a flood of images of the new Apple product housing many things inside the black cylinder appeared on Twitter. Check out the hilarious gallery below.

Good news for fans of bishoujo and markets! You can now pick up the first of three episodes of Spicy Tales' World End Economica in English. Beyond the subject matter, what's interesting about this all-ages visual novel is that it's written by Isun...

It is announced today that a launch event for the new Gundam visual project will be held on 11:59 am, July 2nd (JST), 7:59 pm, July 1st (PST). The event will be live-streamed simultaneously on Gundam. info, the special site for the project, and Ba...

The August issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Miracle! magazine is announcing on Saturday that a television anime adaptation of Tachi's four-panel yuri Sakura Trick has been green-lit. The story revolves around Haruka and Yū, two girls who go ...

More behind the scenes photos for Power Rangers Super Megaforce has surfaced online. In addition, one Power Rangers actor clarifies his Super Megaforce cameo. Above is a photo of the stunt team wearing Gormin, Sugormin, Barizorg and Warz Gill suits.

Bulletin boards in Japan are hot with rumour and speculation today after videos recorded by an as yet unidentified Japanese male threaten random knife attacks on members of the public at stations in Japan, with Fukuoka's Hakata Station ultimately ...

Another topic BlazBlue producer Toshimichi Mori and Siliconera talked about was the roster in BlazBlue: Chronophantasma. Arc System Works revealed all of the characters that will be in the PlayStation 3 version.

Image Source A Kobe man has been arrested for what Facebook users see as a unique and somewhat ingenious crime. Hirai Yasuomi (26), was reported to police after someone discovered him lying face-up in a street gutter so that he was able to look up...

Also: Trailer for Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster, HD trailer for Final Fantasy XV posted Sony unveiled a new trailer at E3 for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, which will ship for PlayStation 3 on August 27 and for PlayStation 4 in 2014.

2013 Kamen Rider Confirmed: Gaimu! It's that time of the year for the copyrights. Searchable in JPO's copyright database. The next Kamen Rider is called Kamen Rider Gaimu, also using the kanji 鎧武 meaning Armored Warrior/Armored Martial Arts.

Yui Ishikawa, voice of Attack on Titan's Mikasa Ackerman, recently got her hands on a key chain of her character. This tempted her to a bit of anime reenactment and post and photographic evidence on her blog.

In Bandai's booth in the Tokyo Toy Show 2013 event showcased the Complete Selection Modification Fang Memory, a follow-up to last year's 1/1 scale W Driver. The Complete Selection Modification line features show accurate representations of Kamen R...

Last night, Siliconera was at a Pokémon developer discussion in Los Angeles, where Nintendo and The Pokémon Company revealed a stream of new information on Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. During the discussion Pokémon developer Game Freak also demo...

Fans of PIKO in Singapore, the singer made famous on Nico Nico, will have a chance to see him live this summer. PIKO became famous for his covers on Nico Nico Douga several years ago, especially with his natural ability to change pitch and range f...

Bushiroad will be unveiling their latest trading card game, 'Futurer Card Buddyfight! ' during the ongoing International Tokyo Toy Show 2013. This will be their latest trading card game along the lines of 'Weiss Schwarz' and of course, 'Cardfight!

– June 13, 2013Posted in: Dynasty Warriors, E3 Dynasty Warriors 8 returns to the kingdoms of Wei, Wu, Shu, and Jin, through the actions of historical military and political figures of the time, as they fight to gain control over the Three Kingdoms...

Every city has its bad parts and areas to avoid, but there's no denying that these less favorable areas give even the poshest urban centers something to talk about. While Kowloon Walled City no longer exists, its fixture in popular imagination wil...

Yay! The first prototype I've got in awhile! ! ヽ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉ Well… it's only really been two days since I had the Nendo Petite IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls prototypes, but it feels like it's been way longer! I think I've been spoilt with all products tha...

Back in March, Janet Varney, voice of Korra herself Tweeted that she suspected that Legend of Korra would be around"mid-April. " It didn't quite make that time frame, but Nickelodeon is evidently gearing up for Book 2 with new preview footage post...

Sega has been kind enough to explain some new features and additions in their upcoming sequel to the extremely popular 3DS rhythm game Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai, Hatsune Miku Project Mirai 2.

Actor Kento Yamazaki will be portraying the tsundere prince Shuusei Kugayama in the live-action adaptation of the best-selling shoujo manga, 'L-DK'. Yamazaki is known for his portrayal of Koichi in the live-action adaptation of the horror series '...

Sony's E3 presentation was all about the PS4, while the PS Vita was barely mentioned at all. If you were hoping for Vita news, however, there are two games to be excited for. The first one is the previously announced Tearaway, an action-adventure ...

Atlus' parent company, Index Holdings, is under suspicion of improper accounting, reports NHK News (via: ANN). The company's headquarters as well as the home of its president are currently undergoing an investigation by the concerned authorities.

The new METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN trailer showcases the FOX Engine's exceptional level of photorealistic visual quality with seamless integration of gameplay and cut scenes. This title will introduce a new open-world game design featuri...

Company's international venture may receive support from Japanese government's 'Cool Japan' initiative Tezuka Productions revealed at France's Annecy animation festival that it is in talks with Channel TV, a network made up of eight Nigerian telev...

Question: What are some of the most famous, respected and influential animes that were released here but never got anywhere near the attention from the American fandom that they enjoyed in Japan (like Galaxy Express 999)?

I'm genuinely impressed with the work Square Enix has been doing on its HD rereleases. I grabbed Kingdom Hearts HD 1. 5 ReMIX the week it came out here in Japan, and was stunned by how great it looked on the PS3.

All right boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've guys have been waiting for has arrived, and well, not much more needs to be said: it's time to do the right thing and rank the new shows coming out this summer!